By Adama Traoré The Sahel region of West Africa, consisting of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, has taken significant steps towards reclaiming its mining sector from foreign entities. This move reflects a growing sentiment of resource nationalism, where governments prioritise national interests over foreign profits. Recently, the Malian government announced that the Yatela gold…
— Says these could scare away investors Mr. Christopher Zeoh Neyor, a prominent energy expert and former CEO of the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL), has expressed concerns about the spread of false information that could discourage potential investors from engaging in Liberia’s oil and gas sector. While emphasizing the importance of maintaining accurate…
The Ghanaian parliament has reached a stalemate as the feud between the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) over who assumes majority in parliament, following the expulsion of four Members of Parliament (MP), heats up. Latest reports say the Speaker, Alban Sumana Bagbin, adjourned sitting indefinitely on Tuesday, October…
Mali’s transitional president, also President of the confederation of Alliance of Sahel States (AES), Colonel Assimi Goïta, has urged parliamentarians to work together to launch the Confederal Parliament of the AES. Goïta expressed this position while receiving a delegation from the Transitional Legislative Assembly led by its President, Dr. Ousmane Bougouma, on Tuesday, October 8,…
President Julius Maada Bio (R) has expressed confidence in Dr. Sandy’s (L) abilities in his new task. The Sierra Leonean government has a new representative in Nigeria, replacing the respected former High Commissioner and seasoned diplomat, Rupert Davies. The New High Commissioner to Nigeria, and ECOWAS, Dr. Julius Fofanah Sandy who, until his appointment, was…
Burkina Faso’s Higher Council of Communications, on 7 October, announced its suspension of the Voice of America (VOA) from broadcasting for three months. This comes after a 19 September programme, during which a VOA reporter, Bagassi Koura, described as courageous the 17 September attack on Bamako, Mali, carried out by the Jihadist group, Jama’at Nasr…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Nigeria’s apex workers union, has warned that the latest increase in pump price of petrol will further deepen poverty as production capacities dip. The Congress demanded an immediate reversal of the hike, warning that the increase would lead to more jobs lost with multidimensional negative effects. The News Agency of…
Captain Ibrahim Traoré Barely two weeks after Burkina Faso’s minister of security, Mahamadou Sana, announced on 23 September 2024, that the country had foiled another conspiracy to overthrow the Captain Ibrahim Traoré-led government, reports emerged on October 9 that the captain survived another attempt to overthrow him. There has been about 18 coup attempts…
By Ambassador Godknows Igali Endless National Service and Beneficence For one whose life had continuously been in the front row and in full public view, not surprisingly, he was drafted to hold several public offices both at the national, regional, and state levels. As far back as 1957, he was appointed as Commissioner, Lagos Government…
